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Why Director Jon M. Chu Still Can’t Enjoy the Groundbreaking Success of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’1 min read

27 May 2020 < 1 min read

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Why Director Jon M. Chu Still Can’t Enjoy the Groundbreaking Success of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’1 min read

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Jon M. Chu has only recently begun to accept the success of his groundbreaking 2018 rom-com “Crazy Rich Asians” — although he still can’t enjoy it. The hang-up, he reveals on Variety’s “#REPRESENT: Success Stories,” comes from enduring brutal critical reception for his previous features, including “Jem and the Holograms” in 2015.

“I got torn a new one. Plus, all my movies, I feel like they always get ripped on, from ‘Step Up 2,’ to ‘Step Up 3’ to the [Justin Bieber documentary] — they all get s— on,” the filmmaker says candidly.

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